Advice Request Porn blackmail scam: Have you ever received an email like this?

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fabiobr

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Below it's a porn blackmail scam that I have received: Have you ever received an email like this?
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And it's a real old password that I don't use anymore.
 

ErzCrz

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We get these every so often. It'll have been sold data from when your account details from some site had been hacked. https://haveibeenpwned.com/ nothing to worry about, they won't have installed malware or anything, just a scare email trying to get people to pay bitcoins. Change your password often. You can use Find out if you’ve been part of a data breach Firefox Monitor to tell you when you're details have been hacked.

EDIT: Microsoft are coming out with a similar service but not released yet I don't think.

Eric :)
 

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